,,iii  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session 
,s4 ,,res4 #dbc  ,,in ,,the ,,senate    
,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states  ,november 
#ad1 #bjai,mr4 ,manchin 7for himself1   
,ms4 ,collins1 ,ms4 ,cantwell1 ,mr4     
,young1 ,mr4 ,booker1 ,mr4 ,lankford1   
,ms4 ,hirono1 ,ms4 ,hassan1 ,mrs4       
,feinstein1 ,mr4 ,coons1 ,mr4           
,blumenthal1 ,mr4 ,peters1 and ,mr4     
,reed7 submitted the following          
resolution2 which was considered and    
agreed to  ,,resolution  ,recognizing   
,november #bjai as ,national ,homeless  
,children and ,youth ,awareness ,month4 
,whereas1 in the ,united ,states1 public
 schools identified approximately       
#a1cjj1jjj homeless children and youth  
during the #bjaf-bjag school year2      
,whereas an estimated #a1bjj1jjj        
children younger than #f years of age in
 #bjad and approximately #d1bjj1jjj     
youth and young adults in #bjag         
experienced homelessness1 with many such
 youth and young adults staying on      
couches1 in motels1 in shelters1 or     

outside2 ,whereas infants who are       
homeless are at a higher risk for       
developing certain illnesses and health 
conditions1 homeless families are more  
likely to experience involvement in the 
child welfare system1 and homeless      
children are more likely to experience  
difficulty with school attendance2      
,whereas a recent survey found that more
 than #a in #c high school students     
experiencing homelessness had attempted 
suicide1 and nearly #a in #d high school
 students experiencing homelessness had 
experienced dating violence2 ,whereas   
individuals without a high school degree
 or general educational development     
certificate 7,,ged7 are more than #c    
times more likely to report homelessness
 than their peers1 making lack of       
education the leading risk factor for   
homelessness2 ,whereas1 in #bjaf1 the   
high school graduation rate for homeless
 students was #fd percent1 compared to  
#gg percent for low-income students and 
#hd4f percent for all students2 ,whereas

 the rate of youth homelessness is the  
same in rural1 suburban1 and urban      
areas2 ,whereas #bi percent of          
unaccompanied homeless youth between #ac
 and #be years of age have spent time in
 foster care1 compared to approximately 
#f percent of all children2 ,whereas    
homelessness among children and youth is
 a complex issue that often co-occurs   
with deep poverty1 low education and    
employment levels1 substance misuse and 
abuse1 mental illness1 lack of          
affordable housing1 and family conflict2
 and ,whereas awareness of child and    
youth homelessness must be heightened to
 encourage greater support for effective
 programs to help children and youth    
overcome homelessness3 ,now1 therefore1 
be it  ,that the ,senate-- 7#a7 supports
 the efforts of businesses1             
organizations1 educators1 and volunteers
 dedicated to meeting the needs of      
homeless children and youth2  7#b7      
applauds the initiatives of businesses1 
organizations1 educators1 and volunteers

 that-- 7,a7 use time and resources to  
raise awareness of child and youth      
homelessness1 the causes of such        
homelessness1 and potential solutions2  
and  7,b7 work to prevent homelessness  
among children and youth2  7#c7         
recognizes ,november #bjai as ,national 
,homeless ,children and ,youth          
,awareness ,month2 and  7#d7 encourages 
those businesses1 organizations1        
educators1 and volunteers to continue to
 intensify their efforts to address     
homelessness among children and youth   
during ,november #bjai4